Garment pocket



July 23, 19 0- M. FALKOVITZ GARMENT POCKET Filed March 15, 1939 INVENTOR. mrrLsFal K0011;

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Patented July 23, 1940 PATENT OFFICE 2.209.191 'GmmaN'r rocxE-r ts. Philadelphia.

' Men-is Falkovi The Application March 15,

3 Claim My invention relates to a new and useful garment pocket and aims generally to provide a novel which is simple, strong and durable of being inexpensively made by the methods. I

invention is to provide a formed in several styles or types or side and back pockets coat, dress or other garment pockets.

Another object of ,the invention is to form the edge closure or closures of the pocket from the material thereof whereby a strong, wear-resisting structure is provided which is even more durable than the turned pocket and less expensive to prothe elimination of certain steps in of manufacture and the absolute nepocket prior to the process cessity of making a complete assembly in a garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a new method of making garment pockets and of assembling the same in certain types of garmerits, especially trousers.

A still further object of this invention is to form a pocket in such a manner that it will be neat in appearance and quite sanitary because there are no inside loose edges to unravel or catch and retain dirt.

with the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and: then designated by the claims.

hi order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is an inside view of a portion of a garment illustrating the construction of my improved garment pocket.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section through terial in the reshowing how one side pocket is attached to one flap of the garment seam.

Fig. 3 is a similar of the pocket connected ment seam. I

Fig.4 also is a transverse sectional view illustrating how 'one edge of the pocket may be attached to a stay strip or to such strip and a flap of the garment seam. A

Fig. 5 is a face view of one form of pocket prior to the edge being turned over and stitched.

ll Fig. 6 is a similar view showing a portion of view showing the side edge to both flaps of the gar- Nu Pocket Method (30.,

Pl". assignmto Philadelphia, Pa-

1939,v Serial No. 261,313

one pocket layer turned over the edge of the other layer and stitched thereto.

Fig. '1 is an enlarged section of one pocket on the line 1-1 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is also an enlarged section of another 5 pocket on the line 8-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged transverse section, similar side pocket and garment material, showing how a bagged pocket can be constructed in accordance with my inven- 10 tion and assembled in the garment.

. In carrying out my invention as herein embodied II and H represent two adjacent sections of a garment, specifically a pair of trousers, conl3 and or allowed by side At a convenient location, the seam is to provide a pocket opening It of appropriate and conventional size. The flap I4 is notched at 2 A trousers side pocket it of desirable shape is preferably formed by folding a piece of suitable material upon itself to form imposed layers l1 and It. The pocket material is so fashioned or cut that the layer I1 is slightly smaller than the layer l8 and therefore the free edges of said layer 11 are set the addacent edges of the layers it as plainly sho in Fig. I the free side edge of the layer l1 has a cut out portion it to coincide with the pocket opening is sewn along its inner longer edge to I! by stitches 2| and another finishing strip 22 is sewn along its inner longer edge to the inside of the layer It by stitches .23 in locations which will opposite sides of the pocket opening when the pocket is assembled in the garment. pocket is properly disposed relative to the garment pocket opening and the protruding bottom and side edges of the pocket layer it are folded over the adjacent edges of pocket layer H, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and '1, and sewn together by cover stitches 24 which cover and firmly hold the raw edge of the turned or folded over portion of layer It. The edge of the pocket layer it in the region of the cut-out portion it over one of the seam flaps it, as shown in Fig. 2, or is folded over said seam edge of the finishing strip 22, as shown or is folded over previously attached to the garment material'or said stay strip and the seam flap It, as illustrated in Fig. 4, and

the stitches 2i continued along the flap It to attach one side of the pocket to the garment at 1. In a garment having a pocket pening at. one side of the pocket opening. It is to be rethe adjoining edges of a pair of sections of the membered that the outer edge of the finishing garment material, said adjoining edges p oducing strip 22 is also sewn to the garment section jll as a seam having the usual folds, one of said flaps 5 usual. being notched at the bottom of the pocket open- 5 The other edge of the pocket, being that formed ing, a finishing strip having a fold wlnciding with by the cut out portion I9. is disposed at the other the folded edge of the upper part of the notched side of the pocket opening or relative to the edge flap and secured thereto. another strip of the garment section II and secured thereto having its folded edge attached to upper part of 10 directly or. preferably. through the medium of the unnotched flap. a strip of vpocket material the finishing strip 20 by stitches 20. 1 laterally folded upon itself to form two layers. 7 The po ket can e ba d r mpl tely fo med one of which is smaller than the other so that prior to being assembled in the garment,asshown the bottom and lateral side free edges of the in the re on of t e out-out o t as nof said smaller layer having a cut out portion in dicated at 21, and sewn down by the stitches 24. its upper part, the upper parts of the lateral tree I with such a construction the pocket is assembl d edges of both of said layers being disposed at the by sewing the outer edges of the finishing strips respective sides of the pocket opening and secured 20 to their respective garment sectionsto the finishing stri the protruding edges of The same principle is carri d out n oth r ore the larger layer being folded over the edge of the ment pockets as will be evident by reference to unno hed seam flap in the region of the pocket is mention, the pocket material is folded upon itself bottom, and cover stitches is 36 th other layer so and the consequent protruding below the pocket opening to close the joints beedges of said other layer II are folded over the tween the several parts.

edges of the layer 29 and sewn in place by cover 2. The structure in claim 1 wherein the flap of stitches 3|. A pocket thus formed isfl-ssembled the second named finishin strip is also enclosed in a m t n the u l s mary manner within the fold of the larger pocket layer in the with an overhanging part that is merely retained region of the pocket opening. 35

in place by bar taek ngs at the upp r and lower 3. The structure in claim 1, in combination withastaystripsecuredtothegarmentseamin Of course I a do not. wish to be limited to the the region of the pocket opening,.and in which I exact details of construction as herein shown and the upper part of the fold of the larger layer of 4 described as these may be varied within the scope pocket material encloses a free edge of said stay. 59

the spirit of my invention. MORRIS ranxovrrz. 

